Have you ever wondered What it could be like And I was all set to come back home You were after nothing I could give long Have you ever wondered What it could be like And I was standing back on my feet There's nothing there So now you want better And I know I should have held you closer And I know I should have treated you better In a perfect world But we're not always What we promised to be You caught my words in mid-air The silence hung as you caught my eye Conversations locked away in my mind And I know I should have held you closer And I know I should have treated you better Have you ever wondered What it could be like And I was all set to come back home You were after nothing I could give long Have you ever wondered What it could be like And I was standing back on my feet There's nothing there So now you want better And I know I should have held you closer And I know I should have treated you better In a perfect world But we're not always what we promised to be You caught my words in mid-air The silence hung as you caught my eye Conversations locked away in my mind And I know I should have held you closer And I know I should have treated you better